Tag Archives: Family Law

The trial court’s joint legal custody award and approval of a parenting-time schedule is reversed because the court did not discuss the child’s established custodial environment, and did not adequately address the best-interest factors.

A divorce judgment provision that said the parties would “participate in” their children’s education meant that each would help pay for college expenses, says the Michigan Court of Appeals in a 2-1 decision.

The property an ex-husband acquired during his marriage was part of the marital estate, even though he and his ex-wife had signed an antenuptial agreement that provided otherwise, the Michigan Court of Appeals has decided.

Where the parties had joint physical custody of their minor child, the trial court erred by granting defendant’s motion to change the child’s domicile from Michigan to Florida without analyzing whether the requested move constituted a change to an established custodial environment.